Group of people surrounding the first locomotive in Alaska, purchased by White Pass and Yukon Railroad, Skagway, 1898

• Other Authors: University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections Division
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• Subjects: Railroad locomotives > Alaska > Skagway; Wooden buildings > Alaska > Skagway; Group portraits; White Pass & Yukon Route (Firm); Skagway (Alaska) > Buildings; structures; etc; Yukon; White Pass; Skagway; Alaska
• Online Access: http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/alaskawcanada/id/417

Caption on image: First locomotive in Alaska, Skagway, July 20, 1898 Filed in Alaska--Transportation--Railroads The first locomotive in Alaska was purchased for the White Pass & Yukon Railroad. No. 52 was a small 2-6-0 and the first locomotive to operate on the railroad in 1899 when the track wa...